How to Build Relationships of greater depth & meaning

Some of the biggest challenges we can face in our relationships stem from the fact that many people enter into a relationship motivated by what they can get and attempting to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take. I've never met anyone who's ever claimed to be content with surface level, shallow or superficial relationships and in this video I hope to explain why. All of our relationships go through a series of 6 stages, with each one of these stages building upon the last. It is my hope that by you growing to understand the 5 stages that relationships go through, you will be better equipped and prepared to navigate through these stages more effectively without unnecessarily getting "stuck" in any of them which can limit the depths and meaning that potentially your relationships may reach. In the video I have attempted to demonstrate the process of which healthy relationships are formed, by progressing through the following stages: The Superficiality Stage The Attraction (compatibility) Stage The Power Struggle Stage The Stability Stage The Commitment Stage The Intimacy Stage As you'll see in the video, these stages aren't by any means a linear process; but are more like a picture showing the process of relationship development. We all retain the lessons learned in each stage of this process and will naturally bring them forward into new relationships as we grow and develop in maturity. If you've ever experienced a relationship which keeps on coming back to the same old arguments, debates or problems - you may now be able to realise that this is merely the power struggle stage of your relationship that no-one has been able to identify or has known how to overcome until now. Relationships, marriages and friendships are ruined where one person continues to learn, develop and grow in personal maturity whilst the other person stands still and changes nothing. This is one of my favourite lectures, I hope that you find this one particularly useful! http://www.kainramsay.com